At my house I have a full-size time machine that Iโve built over a couple of years... I love looking at peopleโs faces when they walk into my office. Theyโre literally astounded.
Gregory NicoteroIf the actor points a fake gun and pulls the trigger, and you have to fall to your knees, you really do have to sell it. Otherwise, it takes the viewer out of the moment.
Gregory NicoteroI love the expression 'makes your skin crawl,' because when you have that sensation while you're watching something, it really does.
Gregory NicoteroAs a movie fan, my number one goal is to continue to learn from what I've done and make special effects as precise and clean as they can be.
Gregory NicoteroIt's like when we get the transformer movies. It was all a bunch of smaller robot pieces and then you're on set, and you're watching them blow everything up and you see the movie and you say "wow there's a big giant spaceship crashes there and it turns into a transformer." It's stuff that you don't really see, because our involvement is so heavy.
Gregory Nicotero